Neuroferritinopathy: a new inborn error of iron metabolism.

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Neuroferritinopathy is an autosomal dominant progressive movement disorder which occurs due to mutations in the ferritin light chain gene (FTL1). It presents in mid-adult life and is the only autosomal dominant disease in a group of conditions termed neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation (NBIA). We performed brain MRI scans on 12 asymptomatic descendants of known mutation carriers. All three harbouring...

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